A new report maps out the different scenarios in which California can emerge from its current state of crisis. It also seeks to engage all Californians, hoping citizens of the state will thoughtfully explore the issues and potential solutions to the problems the state faces.
Dubbed "California Dreaming: Imagining New Futures for the State," the full report is available in PDF format.
The Institute for the Future produced the report and map in collaboration with California Institute of Telecommunications and Information Technology and the Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society.
According to the report:
This map is an invitation to explore the future worlds that are already emerging today in California. It’s a tool to tackle, head on, the big questions facing the state. It’s a chance to think about the alternatives, to compare and contrast scenarios that provoke us to think in new ways, to ask better questions and engage in important conversations with our neighbors, our colleagues, and our community leaders. Perhaps most important, it’s a way to reinvent ourselves as 21st century Californians.
"The specific scenarios envisioned in the map aren't really the point", Marina Gorbis, executive director of the Institute for the Future, told BoingBoing. Instead the map and accompanying text are intended to present the pressing issues that need the most attention. By doing that, the authors hope that an engaged community of citizens can intelligently help to solve the state's problems.
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